Hydroxylclinohumite, Clinochlore, Calcite
Jikhan, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
This amazing miniature shows off a 2 cm gem crystal of the rare mineral clinohumite, with intense red color. When they came out, circa 2007-2008, some were labeled as chondrodite, but they have proved to be clinohumite, Woodside says. This is a complete, freestanding crystal. More came out, but this remains a special and high quality miniature, ...
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